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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1973
Page
1
In Khartoum a Black September squad mined the Saudi embassy and vowed to destroy themselves and their hostages if a flight out of Sudan is not granted. Sudan refused demands while troops surrounded the embassy and evacuated nearby homes as three hostages remain.
A planeload of American officials led by Air Force Brig. Gen. Russel Ogan flew to Hanoi to supervise the release of 106 U.S. prisoners of war. The procession included Thai mercenaries and will continue with additional prisoners to be freed by the Viet Cong. First POWs expected to return to Clark Air Base Sunday evening local time.
Rescuers plan to demolish a section of the 23 story Bailey's Crossroads building to speed the search for 10 missing men after a crane collapse split the complex in two. Of 337 workers, five are dead and 34 injured. A Fairfax county spokesman said crews would tear down the smaller section to hasten debris clearing.
President Nixon met for nearly two hours with senior economic advisers to discuss defending the dollar from currency speculators. Officials cited the plan as part of a broad effort ahead of an emergency meeting of European finance ministers in Brussels. Nixon also swore in G Bradford Cook as SEC chairman succeeding William Casey.
UPI reports officials in Washington said Sudan and neighboring nations were informed through diplomatic channels that the United States demands prompt arrest and punishment for those who killed Cleo Noel Jr and George Moore in Khartoum. The Sudanese cabinet promised prosecution as President Nixon sent a plane to bring home the diplomats' bodies.
Two Oklahoma State University seniors in Stillwater plan to eat only dog food for a week to protest rising food costs. Terry Arnall and Jerry Dizmang say they already mix dog food into meals and consulted a health director who advised no nutritive risk. The stunt draws mixed reactions from their Phi Kappa Tau fraternity and passes of barking phone calls.
Dick Wilson, tribal chairman, vows not to hinder his people from attacking AIM occupiers at Wounded Knee. He threatens to enter with 800 to 900 guns to root out the militants, amid ongoing hostage negotiations as federal marshals and AIM leaders clash and seek surrender terms.
A Balkan Airlines Ilyushin 18 en route Sofia to Moscow crashed near Sheremetyevo in flames. All 25 aboard died, including eight crew and passengers from Bulgaria, the Soviet Union, Vietnam, Japan and Cuba. Investigation opened. third crash at the airport in five months.
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